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William Wells Brown was born into slavery and later escaped to become one of the foremost supporters of abolition.

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.

In this text, we learn about James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, who obtained his freedom only for a creditor to threaten him with enslavement. The text describes his experience working off his debt by privateering in the Caribbean while he expressed his dream to relocate to London, England.

With this text, the colony of Rhode Island outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans and established the immediate emancipation of enslaved people in the colony in 1774. However, the law stipulated some important exceptions that made this change particularly ineffective.